Pare box



May 10 1927. 1,628,508

M. C. M ELLIGOTT FARE BOX Filed Sept. 10. 1923 s Shets-Sheet 1 Fig.3

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Filed Sept. 10. 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 U5 m m V R 53 MICHAEL C. GMcEL-uGo-r'r O N :8 m INVBNTOP '9 n ATTORNEYS May 10 1927.

M. C. M ELLIGOTT FARE BOX Filed Sept. 10. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 MICHAELC.McELL:ec-'m- I N v E NTOR Fig-7 Patented May 10, 1227.

' UNITED STATES 1,628,508 PATENT ori ice,

MICHAEL C. MGELLIGOTT, OF PRESTON, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO THECLEVE- LAND FARE BOX COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FARE BOX.-

App1ication filed September 10, 1923. Serial No. 661,889.

United States Letters Patent 1,105,620 and 1,105,621 and 1,129,552disclose a fare box which is'at presentin widespread use for thecollection of fares on street cars and which comprises, among otherparts, a receptacle provided in its upper face with a coversubstantially the width of the receptacle and one halfithe lengththereof, and

a casing into which said receptacle may be inserted with the coverclosed and contained with the" cover open.

From this it will be understood that the opening in the casing must beslightly wider and higherv than the width and height of the receptacleand that the casing itself must be slightly wider and deeper than thewidth and length of the receptacle and slightly higher than the combinedheights'of the receptacle and the open receptacle cover. In actualpractice it is found that the receptacle need not be as large as hadheretofore been supposed, that the portion of the receptacle disposedbe- I neath the receptacle cover is ample to hold the fares collectedwhile a receptacle remains in position, that the size of this covershould not be materially decreased, and that the depth-of the casing,and thereforethe distance to which it projects, could be de- Myinvention provides a fare box similar to those disclosed in the threeLetters Patent above enumerated but improved to reduce the depth of thecasing to slightly more than the length of the receptacle cover withoutincreasing the width or height of the casing;

or decreasing the dimensions of the receptacle cover. Inthe drawingsaccompany ing this specification and forming a part thereof I haveshown, for purposesof illustration, one physical embodiment which myinvention may assume. In these drawings: Figure 1 is a central verticalsection through the fare box selected for illustration herein showingthe casing in section and the remaining portions of the farebox insideelevation;

Figure 2 is a perspective of the collectionreceptacle Figure 3 is adetail of the, upper front portion of the collection receptacle showingthe receptacle cover closed;

Figure 4t is a View similar to Figure 1 but showing theparts inposition, to permit opening of the casing door and the casing door open,

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 4 but showing the collectionreceptacle partially withdrawn,

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing the partsxin theposition which they: assume after the collection box has been withdrawnand again partially inserted, while Figure 7 is a detail of the switchmechanism which prevents withdrawal of the collection receptacle in theexact manner in which it was inserted.

The fare box herein shown comprises a casing 11 having a rear wall 12,sides 13, and a front. wall 1e provided with an opening 15 slightlywider than'the collection receptacle'16, slightly higher than thecombined height of the collection receptacle 16 and the collectionreceptaclecover 1-7 which is plvotally mounted upon the collectionrefceptacle 16 onan axis 18 extending transversely of the collectionreceptacle 16 near the edge thereof, and closed by a casing door 19pivoted to the frontwall 14 by means of hinges'20, provided with a lug21 adapted to engage the receptacle cover 17 and force it into aposition from which it can not be directly retracted, and an annularlug, 22 adapted to engage the rear of the col lection receptacle 16 toforce the receptacle 16 fully within the casing 11 and provided with anaperture 23 through which is visible the identification tag 24: securedto the collection receptacle 16. The receptacle 16 is secured inposition within the casing 11 by means of a pair of guides 25 securedtothe sides of the receptacle 16 near the upper edge thereof, closelyfitting the sides 13 of the casing 11. to prevent lateral play of thereceptacle 16, and supporting the casing 16 against vertical movementthrough close engagement within grooves formed on each of the sides 13of the casing 11 by means of ribs 26 positioned to underlie the guides25v and pairs of shorter ribs 27 each positioned to overlie one of theguides 25 and each forming part of a bracket 28.

Mounted within the upper portion of the casing 11 is a fare chutemechanism 29 comprising an annular top 30 provided with a dependingflange 31 arranged to overlie the topfof the casing 11, and a chute 32havinga rear wall 38 and a front wall 3% and side walls 'and carryingupon the side walls 35 a pairof lugs'36 provided with H t oi;

aiertures tor the passage of suitable bolts 37 which are adapteu to alsopass through suitable apertures in the bracket 28 to secure the la s2:36 to the bracket 28 ,andin this manner secure theehute ijnechanism 29in untition in the casing it. Mounted upon this top plate 30 is asuitable inspection bomnot shown herein. which may be similar to thatshown in the Letters Patent abore mentioned. Closing" the opening; inthe top 30 and theretore the upper end of the chute is a trap, not;shown herein which is, however. pivotally mounted upon a shaft 38supported in r the sides of the iehute t 3:1: .aiuli'oeluul by means ofa handle 39 pivoted u] )on;aistud 40 carried by the annular cover 30 andconnected to the shalt ttfi by means oi a link ll extending between anarm 4,12 unitary with the lever 39 and an arm d3 unitary with the shaft:38. It 'ill be understood that operation oi the shaft in thisumannerrecite the trap supported thereon to more this trap between .theposition in which it; closes the opening within the annular top 30 andthe upper end of the chute 32 and collects the fares reaching itthrouglrthe reception box, and the position in which it swung out oiclosing position to permit such fares to drop into the chute $32 fromthe lower and of which they obviouslypass into the receptacle 16 whenthat receptacle in position.

In order to prevent insertion of the receptacle it) with the coverclosed I so form the cover 1T.that the combined height/of the receptaclel6 and cover 17 with the ,cover in closed position is greatert lian theheight of the receptacle 1t; and then mount between thebrackcts 28 a rodt4: spaced to just pern'iit passage of the receptacle l6 thereunder andto block passage thereunder ottf t he receptacle it; and door it. Inorder to provide a second safe guard 1 may also mount in the rear ends ot the brackets :28 a second bar 115 similar tothe bar M, and, inaddition, may utilize these bars as reinforcements for the Fusing 11 bysecuring them rigidly to the brackets 28 as byweldinp f In ordertog'uide the cover i? oi the receptacle 16 during the time it is beinginserted into or withdrawn from the casing 11, as shown in Figures tiand 5, or is positioned within titer-using 11 ready top operatioiu asshown in Figure 1,1 provideupon the free edge of the cover 17 a pair oflugs tit; arranged to cooperate with guideways formed upon the sidewalls 13 of the casing 11. and each OOIl'lPl'iSlllQ, on one side acontinuous rib 47 preferably formed integral with the side wall 13 andon the otherside the lower edge of a plate 48 secured tothe side wall13. a rib 4:9 preferably like the rib ct? formed integral with the sidewall 13, and the ledge 26 which cooperates with the guide to l supportthe receptacle 16 within the casing 111. \Vrth this arrangement, whenthe receptacle 16 is lnserted into the casing .11 the lugs 4-6aroenteredvinto the guideways througlrthe openin between the ribs i? andplates 48 and as the receptacle ceptaele tit; and arranged .to engagecoop r cratinghooks 51 carried by the covciv'lt'.

in order to prevent exit oi the ings till through the entrance pathslflinterpose in these entrance paths a pair otdiscs 52 each providedwith a plurality of teeth 53 adapt ed to cooperate with the lugs lticarried by the cover 17 and mount these discs upon studs 54: carried bythe sides 113 of the cas in;- 11 .in such position that: the rlugs (tocan not pass the discs withoutflrotat ingthe discs fiilaud thenpreventretrograde rotation of the discs by means of suitable ratchetmechanism which preferably comprises ratchet teeth carriedby the innerperipheries of the discs oi and c0- operatingwith bevel tooth plungers56 carried in accesses 57 within the studs and biased outwardly intoengagementwith tthe teeth bv means of suitable compression springs 58.To prevent removal of these discs 52 I mount the plates 48 in positionabuttingtheends olithestuds 5d and in close proximity to the adjacent;laces of the discs and to prevent ready aretnoval oli these plates -18to give access to the discs 52 1 secure hllOSQ plates 48 to the sides 13of the casing 11 by aneans ofniachinc screws {)9 so concealed by thecover 3t) as topreveut access thereto by way Oflillt) door It). i

In order to insure that the trap leading is open, and the fares 1yintothe chute o2 ingthereon dumped, :holm'e the trt-iceptacle is removed, Iprovide an interlock preventing opening ot' the easing door 19whenthetrap leading intothe chute 33 is olosedand in the enilmdimentillustrated hereinI have shown that interlock as eomprisinga pinfiilcarried by a lever 63 pivoted to the chute mechanismQi) atitii, adaptedto beraised upon rotation of the shaft SSon which the chute t up ismounted by engagementwith a hug ($5 carriedxby the lever 62:5 of theface66.01 a cam [67 carried by the shaft 38 aud adapted on being thus raisedto withdraw the pin 62 through the guide (59 carried by the front rap 14of the casing 11 out of the aperture in the lug 70 carried by the door19 to thus permit opening of the door '19 byanyone provided with a keyadapted to operate the lock,

not shown herein, by which the door 19 is secured in closed position.

Under certain circumstancesIalso find it desirable that operation of thechute trap be prevented when the receptacle 16 is not in position and Iaccordingly provide in the fare box herein shown means to secure thisresult which means herein comprises a lever 71 pivoted at 7 2 to thechute mechanism 29, normally held in depressed position by the action ofgravity, provided with an arm 73 extending laterally therefronr andcarrying a hooked end 7e adapted to cooperate with the face 75 of thecam 67 to lock the chute trap open or with the face 76 of the cam 67 tolock the chute trap closed, and provided with a second arm 77 positionedin the path of the corresponding lug 46 on the cover 17 in position tobe raised by the cover 17 as the receptacle l6 and cover 17 are pushedhome in the casing 11 to thereby sufiiciently lift the arm 71 to renderthe hook 7 4sinoperative.

It will be apparent from the above disclosure that I have providedherein a fare box so arranged that the receptaclecover must be in fullopen position before the casing door can be closed, in which thereceptacle can not be withdrawn without 'first dumping the chute thereinand then securely closing and locking the cover of the receptacle, andin which the chute door can not be operated while the receptacle iswithdrawn. It will also be apparent that I have secured these advantagesby mechanism which requires a casing having a depth substantially halfthat of the casings heretofore in use yet necessitating no reduction inthe size of the receptacle cover and retaining intact all of theadvantages of the previous fare boxes. It will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art that the particular construction herein shown maybevariously changed and modified without departing from the spirit orscope of my invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof and it willtherefore be obvious that the disclosure herein is illustrative only andthat my invention is not limited thereto.

I claim:

1. In a fare box, the combination with a rectangular casing and areceptacle insertable therein, said receptacle and easing being formedwith interfitting projections whereby the receptacle is guided in itsmovement, of a cover hinged to said receptacle upon a transverse axis,laterally projecting ears carried by said cover, guideways formed in thewall of said casing and inclined away from the path of movement of saidrecepta- I cle and adapted to receive said ears on the insertion of saidreceptacle so as to guide the cover to an open position, a ratchet wheelpivoted to the wall of said casing at the up per end of said guidewayand having teeth adapted to receive said ears upon the insertion of saidreceptacle, a stud carried by said casing and supporting said ratchetwheel, a pawl concealed by said ratchet wheel engaging said ratchetwheel an'dpreventing the retrograde movement thereof, and a secondguideway formed in the wall of said casing and adapted to receive saidears upon the withdrawal of saidreceptacle and shaped to force saidcover to closed position.

2. In a fare box, the combination with a parallel sided casing having achute and a parallel sided receptacle insertable into said casingbeneath said chute, said receptacle and easing being formed withinterfitting portions whereby the receptacle is guided, of a coverpivoted to said receptacle upon an axis substantiaily transverse to thedirection of movement thereof, laterally pro- .jecting ears carried bysaid cover, the walls of said casing belng formed with guideways adaptedto receive said ears upon the insertion of said receptacle and move saidcover to an open position and with other guideways adapted to receivesaid ears upon the withdrawal of said receptacle and force said cover toa tightly closed position, and a transferring device adapted toshiftsaid ears from the opening guideway to the closing guideway andmeans concealed by said transferring device for preventing movementthereof in the opposite direction.

3. In a fare box, the combination with a rectangular casing and aparallel sided receptacle insertable therein, said receptacle and casingbeing formed with interfitting portions whereby the receptacle isguided, of a cover pivoted to said receptacle upon an axis substantiallytransverse to the direction of movement thereof, laterally projectingears carried by said cover, the walls of said casing being formed withguideways adapted to receive said ears upon the insertion of saidreceptacle and move said cover to an open position and with otherguideways adapted to receive said ears upon the withdrawal of saidreceptacle and force said cover to a tightly closed position, a ratchetwheel pivoted to the wall of said casing and having teeth adapted toreceive said ears, said ratchet wheel being arranged to turn by themovement of said ears from the first passageway to the secondpassageway, and means concealed by said ratchet wheel for preventing theretrograde rotation of said ratchet wheel and so preventing the removalof said receptacle with the cover open.

l. In a fare box, the combination with a casing having a chute, and areceptacle insertable in said casing and having an open top adapted tounderlie the end of said chute, of a cover pivoted to said receptacleIUKWUI'. l'ii 5 carried by the I main? and slow mid UWQX? upon filowith- :idzi dad to i'iiiiiazo the o ion to!) of tho snow.

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